Ralph Metcalfe

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athlete civil rights activist human member of the United States House of Representatives politician sprinter

Ralph Metcalfe was an American Olympic sprinter and influential politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and became a key leader in advancing African American civil rights.

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instanceOf athlete ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ
politician ⓘ
sprinter ⓘ
country of citizenship United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
educated at Chicago Teachers College NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marquette University NERFINISHED ⓘ
UCLA NERFINISHED ⓘ
University of Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer City of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnic group African American ⓘ
familyName Metcalfe NERFINISHED ⓘ
field of work civil rights ⓘ
politics ⓘ
track and field athletics ⓘ
givenName Ralph NERFINISHED ⓘ
known for being one of the fastest sprinters of the 1930s ⓘ
leadership in African American civil rights issues ⓘ
service in the U.S. Congress ⓘ
language of expression English ⓘ
member of political party Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
member of sports team United States national track and field team NERFINISHED ⓘ
name Ralph Metcalfe NERFINISHED ⓘ
notable achievement Olympic gold medal in 4×100 metres relay ⓘ
Olympic silver medal in 100 metres ⓘ
notable work advocacy for African American civil rights ⓘ
occupation politician ⓘ
sprinter ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
participant in 1932 Summer Olympics ⓘ
1936 Summer Olympics ⓘ
position held Chicago alderman ⓘ
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ
U.S. Representative from Illinois ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
represented country United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ
represented team at 1932 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ
1936 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
sex or gender male ⓘ
sport athletics ⓘ
sprinting ⓘ
work location Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ

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men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics → featuredAthlete → Ralph Metcalfe ⓘ
Congressional Black Caucus → foundedBy → Ralph Metcalfe ⓘ
men’s 100 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics → silverMedalist → Ralph Metcalfe ⓘ